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Tender emotional response disproportionate to the situation at hand
Sentimentality originally indicated the reliance on feelings as a guide to truth, but in current usage the term commonly connotes a reliance on shallow
Sentimentality
2010 book by Theodore Dalrymple
Spoilt Rotten: The Toxic Cult of Sentimentality (subtitle in US editions: How Britain is Ruined by Its Children) is a non-fiction book by the British writer
Spoilt_Rotten
Japanese rock band
2006, they released their first DVD (RGBDVD), followed by the EP New Sentimentality the following year. In 2009, Toe released a split EP with the band Collections
Toe_(band)
Topics referred to by the same term
nostalgia or nostalgic in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Nostalgia is a sentimentality for the past. Nostalgia may also refer to: Nostalghia, a 1983 Russian-Italian
Nostalgia_(disambiguation)
Sentimentality for the 1980s
Sentimentality for the 1980s
1980s_nostalgia
Sentimentality for the 1970s
Sentimentality for the 1970s
1970s_nostalgia
English cultural critic and author (born 1949)
Culture, What's Left of It (2005) and Spoilt Rotten: The Toxic Cult of Sentimentality (2010). In his writing, Daniels frequently argues that the views prevalent
Theodore_Dalrymple
1991 film by Mike Nichols
for the cast and Ford's performance but criticism for its perceived sentimentality. It grossed $87.9 million at the box office on a production budget of
Regarding_Henry
2007 novel by Stephen King
rewrote the manuscript, editing out much of what he perceived as over-sentimentality in the original text, and offered the book for publication in 2007.
Blaze_(novel)
1900 short story by Willa Cather
"The Sentimentality of William Tavener" is a short story by Willa Cather. It was first published in Library in May 1900. William and Hester, live in McPherson
The Sentimentality of William Tavener
The_Sentimentality_of_William_Tavener
Contrast of one emotion from another
Fondness · Liking · Attraction · Caring · Tenderness · Compassion · Sentimentality Lust/Sexual desire Desire · Passion · Infatuation Longing Longing Joy
Emotion_classification
2024 comedy film directed by Peter Farrelly
of The Guardian described the film as "a mix of boorish swagger and sentimentality typical of Farrelly," praising Cena’s performance but noting "the laughs
Ricky_Stanicky
American writer
reviewed it with the following observation: "there is not a scintilla of sentimentality in this exquisite novel. Instead, in its careful words and vibrating
Elizabeth_Strout
Topics referred to by the same term
Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Sentimental, the adjectival form of sentimentality, may also refer to: Sentimental (film), a 1981 Argentinian film show
Sentimental
2006 song by My Chemical Romance
struggles with cancer. "Cancer" was praised by music critics for its sentimentality, though its bleakness was deemed excessive by some; nonetheless, it
Cancer_(song)
2008 novel by Arvind Adiga
impoverished areas of rural India, and he "wanted to do so without sentimentality or portraying them as mirthless humorless weaklings as they are usually
The_White_Tiger_(Adiga_novel)
First novel published by Kurt Vonnegut in 1952
in society have been replaced by machines. The book uses irony and sentimentality, which were to become hallmarks developed further in Vonnegut's later
Player_Piano_(novel)
French painter (1798–1863)
nature in often violent action. However, Delacroix was given to neither sentimentality nor bombast, and his Romanticism was that of an individualist. In the
Eugène_Delacroix
2006 film by Gabriele Muccino
obstacles and solutions before its resilient hero that the volume of sentimentality and coincidence makes it feel suspect ... Neither Conrad's script nor
The_Pursuit_of_Happyness
1998 film by Tom Shadyac
received generally negative reviews from critics, with criticism for the sentimentality and direction. However, it was a box-office success, grossing $202.3
Patch_Adams_(film)
British sociologist (1942–2013)
management", including the mismanagement of emotions in the form of sentimentality, overreaction, and emotional denial. He is also known for developing
Stanley_Cohen_(sociologist)
American painter (1834–1903)
American Gilded Age and based primarily in the United Kingdom. He eschewed sentimentality and moral allusion in painting and was a leading proponent of the credo
James_McNeill_Whistler
Style of music
early 20th century, their popularity faded, but the association with sentimentality led to the term ballad being used for a slow love song from the 1950s
Sentimental_ballad
Painting by Jean Siméon Chardin
tranquillity – Chardin's area of interest – with an uncharacteristic touch of sentimentality. Chardin, who had made his fame painting still life, had at this point
Saying_Grace_(Chardin)
1939 film by Victor Fleming
the second half, and how it ends up losing its theme in unconvincing sentimentality. Kauffmann also finds interesting parallels with The Godfather, which
Gone_with_the_Wind_(film)
2025 British film by Kirk Jones
called it "funny, fierce and full of heart," noting how the film avoids sentimentality in portraying Tourette's. In the Financial Times, the review observed
I_Swear_(film)
2026 film by Kyle Balda
felt all elements of the film, "humor, mystery, goofiness and even sentimentality, all balanced beautifully". It's a movie that treats each member of
The_Sheep_Detectives
Type of emotional response
Resentment Revenge Sadness melancholy Saudade Schadenfreude Sehnsucht Sentimentality Shame Shock Shyness Solitude Social connection Sorrow Spite Stress chronic
Amygdala_hijack
1971 television film directed by Buzz Kulik
television critic called "highly restrained, steering clear of any overt sentimentality [yet conveying] the genuine affection the two men felt so deeply for
Brian's_Song
Unpleasant feeling of a psychological nature
Resentment Revenge Sadness melancholy Saudade Schadenfreude Sehnsucht Sentimentality Shame Shock Shyness Solitude Social connection Sorrow Spite Stress chronic
Psychological_pain
Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film
Bhama Ayyo Rama Review: Suhas starrer refuses to commit to its own sentimentality". Cinema Express. "Oh Bhama Ayyo Rama Review: An utterly silly drama"
Oh_Bhama_Ayyo_Rama
2019–2022 British streaming TV series
Independent gave the series 2/5 stars, adding that it was "bogged down by sentimentality". Brian Lowry for CNN called the series "admirable" and "quirky", but
After_Life_(TV_series)
2026 film by Daniel Chong
it a "charming" and "action-packed" fable that avoids drifting into sentimentality by leaning into its "weird, wacky and witty" humor without losing its
Hoppers_(film)
2005 film by Christian Carion
states, "The poignant humanity on display in Joyeux Noël makes its sentimentality forgivable". Metacritic assigned the film a weighted average score of
Joyeux_Noël
Australian comedy-drama television series
as "a small marvel of sustained tone. The slightest overstatement or sentimentality could capsize the delicate sendup of tough-guy clichés, but Ryan (who
Mr_Inbetween
2025 Lebanese film
for its emotionally rich narrative spanning three decades, avoiding sentimentality through complex, non-stereotypical characters. While concluding his
A_Sad_and_Beautiful_World
2026 film by Ol Parker
wrote, "The film can’t escape all of the usual genre tropes or overt sentimentality, yet that's tempered by a bawdy sense of humor and fits of wild broad
Office_Romance_(2026_film)
American band
Pretty Sick. Pitchfork gave the album a score of 7.0, praising the sentimentality of its "gritty, digitized mutation of 2000s electroclash and indie rock"
The_Hellp
2024 American film by Ned Benson
it's lost in a shallow treatment that's too often content to rely on sentimentality." Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score
The_Greatest_Hits_(film)
American actress, singer and filmmaker (born 1989)
their mannerisms. Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian disliked the film's sentimentality but noted that "it is saved, just a little, by the robustness of Brie
Brie_Larson
2023 biographical drama film by Oliver Parker
7.1/10. The website's consensus reads: "Sweet without straying into sentimentality, The Great Escaper gains added resonance thanks to a pair of stellar
The_Great_Escaper
Genre of Chilean music
(Spanish for "onion music") is a genre of Chilean music emphasising sentimentality and intimacy. Indeed, at times the feelings expressed in música cebolla
Música_cebolla
1974 American biographical drama film by Bob Fosse
saintliness laid on Lenny Bruce are the ultimate in modern showbiz sentimentality." One of the less enthusiastic reviews came from Roger Ebert, stating
Lenny_(film)
2012 studio album by the Avett Brothers
lamentation to Beatles bounce, tied together by a sweet Southern-bro sentimentality." Upon its release, The Carpenter by The Avett Brothers received generally
The_Carpenter_(album)
Fictional character in The Old Curiosity Shop
find her. Her death has been described as "the apotheosis of Victorian sentimentality." In the novel Nell Trent is a beautiful and virtuous young girl of
Nell_Trent
Fictional character from the franchise Frozen
Retrieved November 13, 2020. Hawson, Fred (December 10, 2013). "Review: Icy sentimentality in 'Frozen'". ABS-CBN Corporation. Archived from the original on December
Elsa_(Frozen)
2021 film by Lana Wachowski
"The Matrix Resurrections ends with a literal call to the powers of sentimentality, empowerment and freedom – it ponders whether humanity finds any value
The_Matrix_Resurrections
Notebook that is passed among children and teens for anonymous remarks
changed [the Victorian era's faux veneer of sentimentality and taboos]. We have learned the price of sentimentality. The youngsters of today are facing life
Slam_book
American/British documentary television series
the sequence. Most often, the show finishes with a short moment of sentimentality (where those involved often speak of their emotions on the disaster)
Seconds_from_Disaster
American novelist (1943–2014)
for The New York Review of Books, criticized the book for "unabashed sentimentality" and described it as a "fantasy to confirm our threatened sense of old-fashioned
Kent_Haruf
1983 single by 38 Special
Southern and arena rock at its core." He additionally remarked, "The sentimentality in the lyrics is balanced by the upbeat tempo and rock-driven arrangement
Back_Where_You_Belong
2004 drama film by Chazz Palminteri
sentiment instead." Many critics' reviews criticized the film's elements of sentimentality, with Dave Kehr of The New York Times describing it as a "heap of platitudes"
Noel_(film)
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990
aggressiveness, assertiveness, bullying, egotism, inferiority complex [and] sentimentality'". Those present were shocked to hear Thatcher's utterances and "appalled"
Margaret_Thatcher
American specialist reporters
stories") with emphasis on the human interest angle using language of sentimentality. The label was coined in 1907 during coverage of a scandalous murder
Sob_sister
Japanese film director (1912–1998)
the 1940s to the 1960s. Kinoshita's films were marked by a sense of sentimentality, purity, and beauty, and often featured experimentation in both technique
Keisuke_Kinoshita
2021 studio album by Ayra Starr
adolescence into early adulthood with growing confidence, artistic zeal, sentimentality and empathy. Ayra Starr worked with producers London, Andre Vibez, Louddaaa
19_&_Dangerous
Attribution of human emotion and conduct to non-human things
Painters (1856). Ruskin coined the term pathetic fallacy to criticize the sentimentality that was common to the poetry of the late 18th century, especially among
Pathetic_fallacy
Actress, director and writer from Hong Kong
play and script was described as "full of subtle drama and stealthy sentimentality that creeps into audiences hearts".[citation needed] In 2011, Kearen
Kearen_Pang
2022 Indian Hindi-language film by Vikas Bhal
Bachchan-Rashmika Mandana's film delivers broad humour and heavy-handed sentimentality, which succeeds best when the emotion occasionally swims to the top
Goodbye_(2022_film)
1987 short story collection by Richard Ford
stories from Ford's debut collection are notable for both their lack of sentimentality and undercurrent of menace. Raymond Carver selected Ford's short story
Rock Springs (short story collection)
Rock_Springs_(short_story_collection)
American singer and songwriter (born 1966)
blockbuster movie, with all the explosions, special effects, ersatz sentimentality, gratuitous cleavage, and emphasis on spectacle over coherence that
Janet_Jackson
1994 film by Howard Zieff
the first film, perhaps the producers thought it depended on gentle sentimentality, in which a likable young girl deals with the loss of loved ones. As
My_Girl_2
1980 studio album by Harry Chapin
tracks. The Boston Globe wrote that "the album is bogged down in gushing sentimentality, and is ultimately 44 minutes, 35 seconds of maudlin musical waste."
Sequel_(album)
Relationship between the UK and the US
Group. Robert M. Hendershot, Family Spats: Perception, Illusion, and Sentimentality in the Anglo-American Special Relationship (2008) MacDonald, John (1986)
Special_Relationship
2023 memoir by Connie Wang
story that was not "sad" but rather reflected a different angle and sentimentality to diaspora narratives. Coinciding with Connie Wang's own introduction
Oh_My_Mother!
American drama film
if it's undermined by an aggressive reliance on heartstring-tugging sentimentality." According to Metacritic, which sampled nine critics and calculated
All_My_Life_(2020_film)
Genre of rock music designed for large audiences
Typical themes of arena rock lyrics include love, heartbreak, angst, and sentimentality. Many of the above labels are used pejoratively, and discussions over
Arena_rock
Process of voluntarily giving away organs
("opt-out") system are sociological fears of a new system, moral objection, sentimentality, and worries of the management of the objection registry for those who
Organ_donation
1788 novel by Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre
It records the fate of a child of nature corrupted by the artificial sentimentality of the French upper classes in the late eighteenth century. Bernardin
Paul_et_Virginie
2015 Japanese novel by Toshikazu Kawaguchi
2018. James Hadfield. "'Cafe Funiculi Funicula': Extra spoonfuls of sentimentality make this flick hard to swallow". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2021-09-08
Before_the_Coffee_Gets_Cold
he brings her roses, she points out that dead flowers have all the sentimentality of a person handing over the corpses of her distant relatives. Trotty
List_of_Fables_characters
1989 romantic drama film directed by Steven Spielberg
consensus reads: "Its central romance takes occasional dives into excessive sentimentality, but Always otherwise flies high thanks to director Steven Spielberg's
Always_(1989_film)
Indian actress (born 1982)
Pratim D. Gupta of The Telegraph wrote that "Nimrat strips off all the sentimentality to attach dignity and grace to the character. This one's a sparkling
Nimrat_Kaur
2012 American film
of this romp, "Fun Size" actually accomplished something charming: sentimentality without normality." List of films set around Halloween "Fun Size (2012)"
Fun_Size
Painting by Luke Fildes
its simplicity, truthfulness of characterisation, and lack of easy sentimentality, but others criticised it for the same reasons, condemning its squalor
Applicants for Admission to a Casual Ward
Applicants_for_Admission_to_a_Casual_Ward
2019 film directed by Marielle Heller
mentions that Rogers was an ordained minister) and settles for secular sentimentality to account for his sensibility and behavior. This not only weakens the
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
A_Beautiful_Day_in_the_Neighborhood
1962 film by Edward Dmytryk
York Times wrote: "Everything in this sluggish picture...smacks of sentimentality and social naiveté. It is incredible that anything as foolish would
Walk_on_the_Wild_Side_(film)
1987 studio album by Leslie Cheung
"Ecstasy" (妄想) – 4:02 "Enduring Together" (共同渡過) – 4:23 "Difficult Sentimentality" (情難自控) – 4:13 "Enough" (夠了) – 3:53 "Please Don't Misunderstand" (請勿越軌)
Summer_Romance
Episode of Black Mirror
Beaumont-Thomas, Ben (12 December 2014). "Black Mirror: White Christmas review – sentimentality offset with wicked wit". The Guardian. Archived from the original on
White Christmas (Black Mirror)
White_Christmas_(Black_Mirror)
Group of English painters, poets, and critics founded in 1848
those of Millais, have been criticised for descending into popular sentimentality. Also influenced by Millais was James Archer (1823–1904), whose work
Pre-Raphaelite_Brotherhood
1997 television film
subtle and moving of actresses...and Mr. Leonard skillfully avoids easy sentimentality to create an admirably steel-edged portrait". The Hartford Courant wrote
In_the_Gloaming_(film)
Japanese aesthetic about imperfection
in haiku. Many of his works, like other wabi-sabi expressions, avoid sentimentality or superfluous adjectives, instead presenting the "devastating imagery
Wabi-sabi
1997 film by James L. Brooks
generally negative review of the film, writing that it "gets bogged down in sentimentality, while its wheels spin futilely in life-solving overdrive." The film
As_Good_as_It_Gets
1991 film by Howard Zieff
curiously gutless and unmoving, as Zieff finds himself stuck with a sentimentality without substance, a poetry without pain." Peter Rainer of the Los Angeles
My_Girl_(film)
1997 fatal car crash in Paris, France
we cringe to think about it." In 2010, Theodore Dalrymple suggested "sentimentality, both spontaneous and generated by the exaggerated attention of the
Death of Diana, Princess of Wales
Death_of_Diana,_Princess_of_Wales
1993 studio album by Tom Waits
and cold, "The Briar and the Rose" is a ballad of almost Victorian sentimentality. Its lyrics sound folkloric or even fairytale-like in their language
The_Black_Rider_(album)
Scottish painter, etcher and watercolourist
evolved, but not necessarily improved, over his career, as conventional sentimentality took over many paintings from the 1890s onwards. He sometimes engraved
Robert_Walker_Macbeth
2013 film by Dennis Dugan
of The Hangover, one that combined scatological comedy with smarmy sentimentality." Connie Ogle of the Miami Herald gave the film one out of four stars
Grown_Ups_2
British television comedy drama series (2019–2025)
hilarious, warm, brutal melange that works because it has heart without sentimentality and authenticity without strain." Creator and lead actor Joseph Gilgun
Brassic
1966 studio album by the Rolling Stones
culture "with both a measure of intelligence and a corresponding lack of sentimentality or even romanticism". The attitude of songs like "Paint It Black" in
Aftermath (Rolling Stones album)
Aftermath_(Rolling_Stones_album)
American actor, comedian and writer
(October 24, 2012). "Review: 'I Ought to Be in Pictures' steeped in sentimentality". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 24, 2015. Sandomir, Richard (April
Robert_Wuhl
Israeli and American actress (born 1981)
presence" and commended her for playing the part without unnecessary sentimentality. It only received a limited theatrical release and was distributed on
Natalie_Portman
1952 novel by John Steinbeck
Noël, Hannah (2015). Defending Steinbeck: Morality, Philosophy, and Sentimentality in East of Eden (PDF) (BA thesis). Asheville, North Carolina: The University
East_of_Eden_(novel)
2010 Indian romantic drama film
say in ten, Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Guzaarish balances its blubbery sentimentality with some beautifully realised images to heart-warming and generally
Guzaarish_(film)
1993 US drama film by Tim Hunter
And Dillon, saddled with sainthood in the film's title, plays against sentimentality most of the time." Jonathan Rosenbaum of the Chicago Reader wrote, "This
The_Saint_of_Fort_Washington
American Western drama television series (1974–1983)
and sour", while highlighting its simplicity, self-sufficiency, and sentimentality. The pilot movie beat the competition with a 26.2 rating, representing
Little House on the Prairie (TV series)
Little_House_on_the_Prairie_(TV_series)
2017 single by Zac Brown Band
capture deep and difficult feelings without descending into maudlin sentimentality. I think he gets at an essential truth about losing a parent. In one
My Old Man (Zac Brown Band song)
My_Old_Man_(Zac_Brown_Band_song)
Albanian writer and journalist (1884–1972)
period. Although simple in character and at times permeated by naive sentimentality, his work reserves a certain importance in Albanian literature due to
Milto_Sotir_Gurra
American painter
culture, have been cited for their emotional depth, avoidance of facile sentimentality, and accomplished sense of formal design. Mitchell was born in Pittsburgh
Dean_Mitchell
Polish-British writer (1857–1924)
novels. Conrad was a reserved man, wary of showing emotion. He scorned sentimentality; his manner of portraying emotion in his books was full of restraint
Joseph_Conrad
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n.
The quality of being sentimental; the character or behavior of a sentimentalist; sentimentality.
n.
The quality or state of being sentimental.
superl.
Tending to produce nausea; sickening; as, a sickly smell; sickly sentimentality.